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From: David Start <travagt@primenet.com>
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Subject: Re: Proper Spam Protocol (was Re: $$$ Make 20,000 ...)
Date: 27 Aug 1996 21:51:02 -0700
Organization: PrimeNet
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Message-ID: <500j7m$kiv@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>
References: <4tpido$fif@news.nstn.ca> <4tqujk$1a0_002@bryonip.iglobal.net> <32077452.1F37@nando.net> <321293FC.1CB7@superhot.com> <321B828D.1BF4@brookcot.u-net.com> <321DC3F0.3076@nettap.com> <4vstvj$329@frodo.fpc.com> <4vttqd$63o@darla.visi.com>
Reply-To: travagt@primenet.com
X-Posted-By: travagt@206.165.5.108 (travagt)
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mac.comm:164806 comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc:44708 comp.sys.mac.misc:135111 comp.sys.mac.portables:62832 comp.sys.mac.system:171875 comp.unix.aix:83548 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:26260 control:1386793 misc.consumers.frugal-living:20689 misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.misc:32149 misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.motherboards:29422 misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.portables:21997 misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.software:29059 misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.systems:19767

Bill Haverberg <haverber@visi.com> wrote:
: firstname.lastname@fpc.com wrote:

: >I believe notifying the administrator is the proper spam 
: >etiquette.
: >/Rick

: Don't reply to a spam with a spam, it could be a revenge tactic some
: lamer is using to choke an innocent person's mailbox. 

: Look at the headers fields, and reply to root, admin, abuse, and
: postmaster of the server they mailed from. There are several excellent
: web pages covering how to deal with spam.

: Next:

: speaking of spams, the post I am replying to was sent to the following
: newsgroups:
: comp.databases.ms-access,
: comp.lang.basic.visual.misc,
: comp.lang.c++,
: comp.lang.java,
: comp.lang.perl.misc,
: comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc,
: comp.software-eng,
: comp.sys.amiga.games,
: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.
: action,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure,
: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.flight-sim,
: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg,
: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic,
: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,
: comp.sys.laptops,
: comp.sys.mac.apps,
: comp.sys.mac.comm,
: comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,
: comp.sys.mac.misc,
: comp.sys.mac.portables,
: comp.sys.mac.system,
: comp.unix.aix,
: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,
: control,misc.consumers.frugal-living,
: misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.misc,
: misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.motherboards,
: misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.portables,
: misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.software,
: misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.systems

: I don't know who made this spam since it just appeared in my newsgroup
: and there may be prior postings which originated the spam, but I'm
: sure whoever did it will be having words with their provider...least,
: I hope so.

: At any rate, please do not reply. Let the thread die here.



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